Understandably responders will have different ideas of a great time versus a mediocre, but for each grade what would be a great, average, or terrible time based on comparison to others? This is purely based on race time of the runner not based on his or her goals or athletic talent.
Ex. Fresh: Great... Average... Bad...
Soph: Great... etc
*Being relatively new to the sport, I would be curious to know somebody's take on the matter.
what distances?
Oh, apologies. I believe just the 5k would work.
Very subjective but I'll do my take on the 5k. For competitive runners that is
Frosh:
Amazing: sub 16
Good:16-17
Pretty good:17-18
Soph
Amazing: 15:20-15:45
Good:15:45- 16:20
Pretty good: 16:20-17
Junior:
Amazing:14:50-15:40
Good: 15:40- 16:30
Pretty good: 16:30-17
Senior:
Amazing: 14-15 (sub 14 is obviously rare)
Good:15-15:30
Pretty good: 15:30-16:15
Answers will vary a lot and I'm assuming this is on a decent xc course in good conditions.
As a boy, I'll do boys. The poster above me is just wrong.
Frosh:
Premier, top of the line: sub-16.
Insanely talented: 16-17:00
Great: 17-18:00
Good: 18-19:30
Pretty good to average for a skinny kid: 19:30-21:00
Mediocre: 21-23:00
Bad: 23:01+
Sophomore:
Premier, top of the line: 15:00-15:30
Insanely talented (now just fantastic): 15:30-16:10
Great: 16:10-17:00
Good: 17-18
Pretty good to average: 18-19:30
Mediocre: 19:30-21
Bad: 21:01+
Junior:
Premier, top of the line: 14:30-15:15
Fantastic: 15:15-15:50
Great: 15:50-16:30
Good: 16:30-17:15
Pretty good: 17:15-18:30
Mediocre: 18:30-20
Bad: 20+
Senior:
Premier, top of the line: 14:30-15
Fantastic: 15-15:35
Great: 15:35-16:10
Good: 16:10-17
Pretty good: 17-18
Mediocre: 18-20
Bad: 20+
This is realistic for dedicated skinny runners, obviously not everyone who runs cross country. What most people will call "good" on letsrun are about 10 people per class. The people running the premier times I listed per class are the best in the country. You can stil be good and run 2 minutes slower than the best.
Jerry Cruncher wrote:
Understandably responders will have different ideas of a great time versus a mediocre, but for each grade what would be a great, average, or terrible time based on comparison to others? This is purely based on race time of the runner not based on his or her goals or athletic talent.
Ex. Fresh: Great... Average... Bad...
Soph: Great... etc
*Being relatively new to the sport, I would be curious to know somebody's take on the matter.
Grade: Good / Average / Bad
Frosh: 16:00 / 18:40 / 21:30
Soph: 15:45 / 18:20 / 21:00
Junior: 15:30 / 18:00 / 20:15
Senior: 15:15 / 17:40 / 19:30
this is considering all runners, not just varsity level athletes.
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